TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DAL leads series, 11-3 (won past 2) Postseason: CAR leads series, 2-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/19/23: DAL 33 at CAR 10 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/3/04: DAL 10 at CAR 29
HEAD COACHES
Mike McCarthy vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 5-3 Reg. Season: 172-110-2 (.609) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)
Dave Canales vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 3-10 (.231)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB COOPER RUSH passed for 183 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 4th-career game with 2 TD passes. Aims for his 3rd start in row on road with TD pass. Passed for 247 yards & 2 TDs with career-high 117.6 rating in only road start of season (Week 12 at Was.). • RB RICO DOWDLE had career-high 141 scrimmage yards (career-high 131 rush, 10 rec.) last week, his 5th-career 100-yard game. Aims for his 3rd in row with 120+ scrimmage yards & 4th in row with 85+ rush yards. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 on road & aims for his 4th in row on road with 95+ scrimmage yards. Needs 64 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. • WR CEEDEE LAMB led team with 6 catches for 93 yards & had 5th rec. TD of season in Week 14. Ranks 1st in NFC with 85 catches. Has 5+ catches & 60+ scrimmage yards in each of his 6 road games in 2024. Had rec. TD in last meeting. Needs 27 rec. yards for 4th-straight season with 1,000 rec. yards. • WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE JAKE FERGUSON aims for his 5th in row on road with 6+ catches. • LB MICAH PARSONS has sack in 2 of his 3 road games in 2024. Aims for his 6th in row on road with TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with sack. • LB ERIC KENDRICKS led team with 12 tackles in Week 14, his 3rd-straight game with 10+ tackles. Ranks 3rd in NFC with 119 tackles. • LB MARIST LIUFAU (rookie) had 1st-career sack in Week 14. • CB TREVON DIGGS had season-high 3 PD last week. Aims for his 6th in row with PD. Had 2 INTs in his only career game vs. Car. (10/3/21). • CB DARON BLAND aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Had INT-TD in last meeting. • S DONOVAN WILSON had half sack & FF in Week 14. Had FR in last meeting. • S MALIK HOOKER had 2nd INT of season last week.
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BRYCE YOUNG had 220 yards (191 pass, 29 rush) & TD pass last week. Aims for his 7th in row with TD pass. Had TD pass in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 250+ pass yards. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD had 107 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 15 rec.) & 8th rush TD of season last week, his 5th game with 100+ scrimmage yards in 2024. Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5. Has career highs in scrimmage yards (1,152), rush yards (1,011) & scrimmage TDs (9) this season, his 1st-career season with 1,000+ rush yards. • WR ADAM THIELEN had season highs in catches (9) & rec. yards (102) in Week 14 & became 3rd undrafted player since 1967 (Rod Smith & Wes Welker) with 25+ games (25) with 100+ rec. yards. Became 4th undrafted player since 1967 with 8,000+ rec. yards (8,063). Had 8 catches for 74 yards in last meeting & has 6+ catches & 70+ rec. yards in 4 of his 5 career games vs. Dal. • TE TOMMY TREMBLE had 1st rec. TD of season last week. Had TD catch in last meeting. • LB D.J. WONNUM has sack in 3 of his 4 games this season. • LB JOSEY JEWELL led team with 10 tackles & had 1.5 sacks & 2 TFL last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles, 4th in row with sack & 5th in row with TFL. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 10 games in 2024. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY aims for his 3rd in row with sack & 4th in row with TFL. • DE A’SHAWN ROBINSON had 5 tackles & 1.5 sacks last week. Has career highs in sacks (4.5) & TFL (7) in 2024. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL & 7th in row with 5+ tackles. Leads all DL with 64 tackles this season. • CB JAYCEE HORN aims for his 3rd in row at home with TFL. • S XAVIER WOODS had 243 tackles, 18 PD & 5 INTs in 60 games (2017-20) with Dal.
